Ansel Adams

(American, 1902–1984)

Ansel Adams was an iconic American photographer known for his awe-inspiring black-and-white photographs of the American West. Carefully composed and technically precise, the artist’s picturesque images of Yosemite National Park are some of the most iconic works in the history of the medium. “Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space,” he once mused. “I know of no sculpture, painting, or music that exceeds the compelling spiritual command of the soaring shape of granite cliff and dome, of patina of light on rock and forest, and of the thunder and whispering of the falling, flowing waters.” Born on February 20, 1902 in San Francisco, CA, the artist trained as a concert pianist before turning to photography in 1930. Along with Edward Weston and Imogen Cunningham, Adams formed Group f/64 with the goal of elevating photography to a high art at a time when it was only considered a form of documentation. A committed environmentalist, he traveled throughout the country to capture the grandeur of natural sites. Adams died on April 22, 1984 in Monterey, CA at the age of 82. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, among others.

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Architectural study, 1940

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Architectural study, 1940

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Alfred Stieglitz, 1939

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Alfred Stieglitz, 1939

Sale Date: April 18, 2013

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A Man of Taos, Tony Luhan, 1929–1930

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A Man of Taos, Tony Luhan, 1929–1930

Sale Date: April 5, 2013

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Oak Tree, Snow Storm, Yosemite Valley..., 1948

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Oak Tree, Snow Storm, Yosemite Valley..., 1948

Sale Date: April 8, 2013

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New York, 1938

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New York, 1938

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, 1960

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, 1960

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Aspens at Dawn, Dolores River, New Mexico, 1937

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Aspens at Dawn, Dolores River, New Mexico, 1937

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The Golden Gate before the building of the..., 1932

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The Golden Gate before the building of the..., 1932

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Sand Dunes, Sunrise, Death Valley National..., 1948

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Sand Dunes, Sunrise, Death Valley National..., 1948

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Alfred Stieglitz Writing Once a Year at An..., 1939

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Alfred Stieglitz Writing Once a Year at An..., 1939

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Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite Valley, 1927

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Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite Valley, 1927

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Frozen lake and cliffs, Sierra Nevada,..., 1932

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Frozen lake and cliffs, Sierra Nevada,..., 1932

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Thunder storm over the Great Plains near..., 1958

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Thunder storm over the Great Plains near..., 1958

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National..., 1938

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National..., 1938

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

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Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, 1927

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Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, 1927

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Icicles at the Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite, 1930–1935

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Icicles at the Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite, 1930–1935

Sale Date: April 6, 2013

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At timberline, 1930–1939

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At timberline, 1930–1939

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Stream, Sea, Clouds, Rodeo Lagoon, Marin..., 1962

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Stream, Sea, Clouds, Rodeo Lagoon, Marin..., 1962

Sale Date: April 3, 2013

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The Golden Gate Before the Bridge, San..., 1932

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The Golden Gate Before the Bridge, San..., 1932

Sale Date: April 3, 2013

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Trailer Camp Children, Richmond, California, 1936

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Trailer Camp Children, Richmond, California, 1936

Sale Date: April 3, 2013

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